a term is said to be a non-rigid designator (or flaccid designator) or connotative term if it does not extensionally designate (denote, refer to) the...

philosophy of language, a term is said to be a rigid designator or absolute substantial term when it designates (picks out, denotes, refers to) the same thing...

In rotordynamics, the rigid rotor is a mechanical model of rotating systems. An arbitrary rigid rotor is a 3-dimensional rigid object, such as a top. To...

collapses if essence is withdrawn. Naming and Necessity Rigid designator Non-rigid designator Scientific essentialism Quine, W.V.O., Quintessence: Intensions...

concepts of "having pain" (a rigid designator true of the same things in all possible worlds) and just "pain" (a non-rigid designator). Pain, for Lewis, stands...

Foundations Nino Cocchiarella Noam Chomsky Nomenclature Nominalism Non-rigid designator Nonsense Norm (philosophy) On Denoting Ontological commitment Operational...

Scotsman -- Nominal identity -- Non-Aristotelian logic -- Non-classical logic -- Non-monotonic logic -- Non-rigid designator -- Non sequitur (logic) -- Noneism...

derived directly, assuming what he called rigid designation. A term is a rigid designator when it designates the same object in every possible world in...

shape of the airship is maintained by gas pressure, as with the non-rigid "blimp". Semi-rigid dirigibles were built in significant quantity from the late...

A rigid inflatable boat (RIB), also rigid-hull inflatable boat or rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB), is a lightweight but high-performance and high-capacity...

donation Non-monotonic logic Non-philosophy Non-physical entity Non-politics Non-rigid designator Non-standard analysis Non-standard model Non-voting Non causa...

below the envelope. The main types of airship are non-rigid, semi-rigid and rigid airships. Non-rigid airships, often called "blimps", rely solely on internal...

only those for which one or many rigid designators stands for the referent. A designator is rigid when it designates the same thing in every possible...

to the question of what, in special relativity, corresponds to the rigid body of non-relativistic classical mechanics. The concept was introduced by Max...

distinction Particular affirmative/negative Rigid designator Honderich, Ted (2005). "particulars and non-particulars". The Oxford Companion to Philosophy...

armour-piercing incendiary and HEIAP rounds. Armour-piercing, composite non-rigid (APCNR) in British nomenclature, alternatively called "flange projectile"...

The N-Class, or as popularly known, the "Nan ship", was a line of non-rigid airships built by the Goodyear Aircraft Company of Akron, Ohio for the US...

The G-Class Blimps were a series of non-rigid airships (blimps) used by the United States Navy. In 1935, instead of developing a new design airship, the...

a type of rigid airship named after the German inventor Ferdinand von Zeppelin (German pronunciation: [ˈt͡sɛpəliːn] ) who pioneered rigid airship development...

a four character designator. The K-class blimps were designated ZNP-K where the "Z" signified lighter-than-air; "N" denoted non-rigid; "P" denoted a patrol...

concept of rigid designators, he states that if dualism is logically possible, then it is the case. Let 'Descartes' be a name, or rigid designator, of a certain...

that geometry is non-Euclidean for rotating observers, and was important for Einstein's development of general relativity. Any rigid object made from...

Modality Actualism Necessity Possibility Possible world Realism Rigid designator...

Billet Designator - Fixed-Wing Pilot (FMOS) - LtCol–2ndLt 7504 Billet Designator - Naval Flight Officer (FMOS) - LtCol–2ndLt 7505 Billet Designator - Helicopter...

for visualizing the torque-free motion of a rotating rigid body, that is, the motion of a rigid body on which no external forces are acting. This motion...

1969. Hence a description (or cluster of descriptions) cannot be a rigid designator, and thus a proper name cannot mean the same as a description.: 49 ...

modal logic proof of the necessity of identity; (5) the concept of a rigid designator, though Kripke coined that term; and (6) a posteriori identity. Smith...

squeezing the tapered end. In a slingatron, projectiles are accelerated along a rigid tube or track that typically has circular or spiral turns, or combinations...

defined because of their rigid and planar shape. The spatial interactions between the two bases can be classified in 6 rigid-body parameters or intra-base...

coaxial cable. Rigid line is a coaxial line formed by two copper tubes maintained concentric every other meter using PTFE-supports. Rigid lines cannot be...